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Build houses. Renew dignity.
Restore hope in communities.
Provide safe housing to poor families around the world
Build houses. Renew dignity. Restore hope in communities.
Your generous gift will empower our Catholic partners to provide safe homes for those who are either homeless or living in crumbling shacks. Donations to our General Housing Fund go toward building new houses, repairing existing ones or providing safe shelter in another critical way. These donations also equip us to respond quickly when emergency housing situations arise.
Last year alone, our partners built 400 houses,
sheltering more than 2,000 men, women and children.
Through our network of trusted Catholic ministry partners, your gift will help support the efforts of our ministry partners. This summer, help Cross Catholic Outreach welcome more families home in the name of Christ!
In developing countries, many poor families have lived without safe shelter for generations. In many of these cases, parents and their children are crowded into one-room shacks made out of sticks, discarded plastic or metal sheets, scrap lumber and cardboard, with no plumbing or electricity. These homes are not secure from bad weather, vermin or intruders. Trapped in desperate circumstances, it’s easy for families to feel hopeless with no solutions in sight.
Cross Catholic Outreach empowers ministries in developing countries that are building or repairing houses for families in need. Dignified housing is critical to health, well-being and overall transformation. When a family moves out of a broken down shack and into a safe and sturdy house, they no longer fear storms and their health and hygiene immediately improve. Long-term, secure housing has the potential to change the standard of living for generations to come.
Cross Catholic Outreach empowers ministries in developing countries that are building or repairing houses for families in need. Dignified housing is critical to health, well-being and overall transformation. When a family moves out of a broken down shack and into a safe and sturdy house, they no longer fear storms and their health and hygiene immediately improve. Long-term, secure housing has the potential to change the standard of living for generations to come.
During this unique time in history, you know how valuable a safe home is for health and survival — so we’re asking you to help Cross Catholic Outreach provide shelter to families in desperate need.
Campaign Highlights
Your generous gift will empower our Catholic partners to provide safe homes for those who are either homeless or living in crumbling shacks. Donations to our General Housing Fund build new houses, repair existing ones, or provide safe shelter in another critical way. These donations also equip us to respond quickly when emergency housing situations arise.
Last year alone, they were able to build:
400 houses, sheltering more than 2,000 men, women and children.
Through our network of trusted Catholic ministry partners, you gift will help support the efforts of our ministry partners. This summer, help Cross Catholic Outreach welcome more families home in the name of Christ!
Rainbow Housing Network in Nicaragua
Every beneficiary pitches in to work on all of the houses built in their community, helping foster relationships and a sense of ownership.
Cross Catholic Outreach ministry partner Rainbow Network builds houses for destitute families, complete with a concrete floor, a metal roof, lockable doors, basic electricity and a sanitary latrine.
Your contribution helps Rainbow Network and other Cross Catholic Outreach ministry partners provide safe housing for the world’s most vulnerable families.
Rainbow Housing Network in Nicaragua
Cross Catholic Outreach ministry partner, Rainbow Network, builds houses for destitute families complete with a concrete floor, a metal roof, lockable doors, basic electricity and a sanitary latrine.
Every beneficiary pitches in to work on all of the houses built in their community, helping to foster relationships and a sense of ownership.
Please — contribute today and help Rainbow Network and other Cross Catholic Outreach ministry partners provide safe housing for the world’s most vulnerable families.
Your gift will turn impossible dreams into reality!
Restoring Dignity One Family at a Time
Rebeca Maradiaga Torrez is a single mother of two small children. Living in the village of El Guayabal, Nicaragua, she makes a small salary of $100 a month as a housekeeper — barely enough to put food on the table. Her family lived with her mother in a dilapidated shack, hardly a place to raise children. The conditions were unsafe and unsanitary — leaving the family vulnerable to intruders and illnesses.
But thanks to supporters like you, Rebeca and her children finally have a safe place to call home. Their Rainbow Network house has sturdy walls, a durable roof, a lockable door, electricity and a sanitary latrine. Her story is what’s possible when Catholics come together in the name of Christ to provide safe housing!
Impact of a New, Safe House
A solid roof protects from storms, water damage and sun exposure.
Sturdy walls provide security and protect from outside predators and vermin.
A concrete foundation makes a house more durable and also improves health, hygiene and cleanliness.
A lockable door provides protection from intruders. People are able to sleep peacefully knowing they are safe and secure.
A safe place to live releases families from the struggle to survive and puts them in an environment where they can better their lives!
More Than Safe Shelter
Your gift will build houses for families in need around the world, but providing safe shelter is more than new construction.
Here’s an example of the types of projects you support with your gift …
- Build safe concrete houses with durable roofs in Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mozambique, Grenada and the Philippines.
- Build a new apartment complex for women who have been displaced by violent conflict in Ethiopia.
- Build safe kitchens for families in Nicaragua who suffer from smoke inhalation.
- Provide safe housing for young women attending college in Guyana.
- Provide shelter for women fleeing domestic abuse in Guatemala.
- Repair existing houses in Haiti, Belize, Grenada and Ethiopia.
Discover why Pat and Jane Tracy support Cross Catholic Outreach and our ministry to the poorest of the poor in this testimonial video.
Give Now
Around the world, poor families struggle to find safe housing, and a tragic number either live in destitute conditions or are homeless. God is calling on his Church to take action and provide dignified housing to those in need. This summer, you can welcome poor families home!
Give Now
Around the world, poor families struggle to find safe housing, and a tragic number either live in destitute conditions or are homeless. God is calling on his Church to take action and provide dignified housing to those in need. This summer, you can welcome poor families home!
Build Houses and Hope
A safe place to live renews dignity, strengthens faith and transforms lives for the glory of God. Please help us welcome poor families home by giving today.
Our mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Your gift empowers us to serve the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the cycle of poverty and advance Catholic evangelization.
Proceeds from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures incurred through June 30, 2021, the close of our ministry’s new fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, if any, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.
